Researcher (Postdoc) in Satellite Hydrology

Are you an emerging scholar driven by scientific curiosity to discover and learn? Are you interested in unraveling the intricate nexus between water-related risk and climate change? Are you passionate about analyzing uncertainty and investigating the accuracy of Earth Observation (EO) products, hydrological model predictions, and their integration?

Then you might be interested in joining us.

PCP-WISE, a Horizon Europe-funded project, aims to pre-operate Water management Innovations from Space for European Climate Resilience. PCP-WISE will investigate the utilities of EO-based hydrological services addressing a wide range of water-related crises in three thematic areas: floods, fires, and infrastructure impacts. Under the PCP-WISE you will be working with a team of experts on defining the verification and validation strategy of the proposed EO-based hydrological services. With verified EO and hydrological products, innovative model simulations, and field data, you will be testing and validating these services. A set of key performance indicators will be generated and communicated to partners using a standardized approach that is appreciated by various partners (scientists, water managers, service providers, and service buyers) and covers diverse hydrological services. Your verification/validation activities will be in three phases covering the three years of the project: 1) verifying the solution designs; 2) testing the prototypes using outputs from hydrological models, and 3) performing field validation by end-users testing services in different operational environments.

Requirements:

• A PhD in one or more of the following fields: Earth Observation (EO), Hydrology, Water Management, Hydrometeorology
• Affinity with utilising hydrological models specifically those that address the Soil-Water Atmosphere continuum
• Expertise in handling EO data and their hydrological products
• Expertise in validation and accuracy assessment with attention to ensuring data quality through validation procedures
• A strong motivation for working on interdisciplinary subjects
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Salary Benefits:

• An inspiring multidisciplinary, international and academic environment. The university offers a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues in which internationalization is an important part of the strategic agenda
• A full-time position for 3 years
• Gross monthly salary between € 3.858,- and € 5.278,- per month depending on experience and qualifications (UFO profile Researcher 4)
• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3%
• Excellent support for research and facilities for professional and personal development
• A solid pension scheme
• A total of 41 holiday days per year in case of full-time employment
• Excellent working conditions, an exciting scientific environment, and a lively green campus

40 hours per week

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